Realidades I Capítulo 6B GramActiva: The p resent progressive tense

1. Estoy lavando los platos means

____________________________________________________________.

2-3. The present tense forms of estar are estoy, estás, __________, estamos,

estáis, __________.

4. Drop the –ar from lavar, add –ando, and you’ve got _______________,

the present participle, washing.

5. In Spanish She is singing =

_____________________________________________________________

6. In Spanish They are studying =

_____________________________________________________________

7. For –er and –ir verbs, drop the –er or –ir and add _____________ to form

the present participle.

Quiz: Write in the missing –ando or –iendo forms

8. Estoy ______________ los huevos. (comer)

9. Están _______________ fotos en la fiesta. (sacar)

10. Estamos _______________ los regalos. (abrir)